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Fitzmas Troll
Bored?Oh well, at least you're demonstrating that blatant trolling isn't
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chuckgould.chu...
May 15
2006
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| WHY?? The most avid supporters of the administration continue to believe that
they are right and all others are wrong. The situation we now perceive
is "just a temporary setback, part of the master plan, etc etc etc." Even if this might be a dark hour for the conservatives, if it a
suitable topic for rec.boats? We were all wrong to semi-destroy this
group in the past with political bullshit. Being on one side or the
other at this or any other point in time doesn't grant license to
destroy it again. Why does your need to "crow" trump the common good? People on either
the left side of the spectrum or the right side of the spectrum can
point to OT posts put up by the other side and say "I'm justified
because Poster X did the same thing last week......" My question to all: "Aren't you a lot smarter, more mature, and far
more socially responsible than those darn ...(fill in the
blank with "liberals" or "conservatives", your choice)..... or are they
so admirable in their behavior that you feel the need to emulate them? |
chuckgould.chu...
May 15
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| And you should have stopped it right there. You know how the name calling
starts, and your desire to rub noses is the way to do it. You're a bigger person than that.
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'Til next time, John H ***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH
May 15
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| I must be a small person. Sometimes, the only effective method of alerting
people to their horrendous mistakes is to rub their noses in it without
mercy. |
JoeSpareBedroom
May 15
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| As long as it's about boating, noses *should* be rubbed!
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'Til next time, John H ***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH
May 15
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| Fine! Now go over to a.politics and start your rant. When you've finished,
come back and let us know. We'll meet you there!
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'Til next time, John H ***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH
May 15
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| The problem with starting threads like this is that before very long
the discussion becomes pretty heated. As we demonstrated for several
years in this NG, once the discussion becomes heated the gloves come
off and some ordinarily fairly pleasant people turn into
volcanic assholes that spew endless streams of crap into the NG. Worse
yet, the behavior isn't limited to threads (like yours) that are
obvious trolls. If Individual X is a frequent jouster in the OT
political flame wars, every time Individual X makes a comment in an
on-topic thread his or her antagonists wade into the mix with personal
attacks and accusations that are totally unrelated to any on-topic
subject the group is trying to discuss. It's one thing to browse through the group and decide to "skip over"
trolls like yours, and if all the OT bullshit were restricted to the OT
threads the only nuisance would be having to
pick and choose through the long list of political headers to find the
very few threads that relate to the nominal subject of the group. (Have
you noticed the greater number of people participating in the group and
the greater number of boating related threads since more of us began
exercising self control a few months ago?) If you carry a skunk in your right hand, and a rose in your left, the
general proximity of the skunk may make it difficult to enjoy the
pleasant aroma of the rose. Sure, you can argue that "they're in
different hands", just like some threads are marked OT, but the
behavior in the OT political threads isn't confined to those threads
and their mere presence here attracts a group of non-boaters who are so
dedicated to promoting their own political talking points that they
have no respect for an on-topic, boating related thread. |
chuckgould.chu...
May 15
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